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| 09/20/12
Finding The Right Broker
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It’s an understatement to say that to buy or sell a houseboat is to participate in a major transaction. Houseboats can be expensive, and the investment put forth in both time and money is significant. If you are new to the houseboat market, a broker can help alleviate some of the risk through careful...
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| 09/11/12
Built To Last
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It’s the kind of enthusiasm that radiates throughout the entire dock as those around him can sense it. There is a certain leadership characteristic about him that you can’t quite put your finger on, but at the same time you can’t help but be in awe of that confidence. ...
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| 08/30/12
To Remove Or Not to Remove
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According to fisheries biologists, no matter how carefully it is done, a percentage of fish anglers catch and release with the best intentions still die within a few hours or days. The estimates vary from species to species, but the unfortunate fish end up as “release mortality” in scientific jargon....
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| 08/23/12
It's Not Just A Guy Thing
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Sorry men, but women like being outside, gardening, sports, do-it-yourself projects and of course boating. Remember years ago when men could sneak out of the house and go to the manly lumber yard or the hardware store on Saturday mornings? If your spouse was in the car she didn’t dare get out and enter...
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| 08/20/12
HOPR Drink Cooling System
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Trying out a new drink cooling system? Sounded like a good job for the Houseboat magazine staff. Getting a one-of-a-kind experience out of a drink cooling system? An expected delight. The HOPR system exceeded our expectations at every turn and would be a fabulous addition to any houseboater’s galley....
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| 08/16/12
Rental Bucket List
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There is nothing more awe-inspiring than nature’s untamed beauty. In all different climates, the unexplored and untouched wild calls to us on a primeval level and dares us to explore. In the process we forget our toils and cares and just enjoy the surroundings and moments, which become memories we carry...
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| 08/09/12
The Pursuit of Powell
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When I was a kid my scout master proposed a trip idea that was bigger than anything we had ever imagined—a houseboating trip on Lake Powell in southern Utah. No one in my troop had ever been to Lake Powell before, or had even seen a houseboat for that matter. We didn’t know much about this proposed...
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| 08/08/12
Stardust Cruisers
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Stardust Cruisers have several new projects they started on, and just launched the first of a new series of Yacht Style glass sided boats. ...
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| 08/02/12
River Ranch Houseboats
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When a person thinks of the southeastern part of the state of Washington, houseboats don’t usually come to mind, but that could be changing. Burbank, Wash. is uniquely situated where the Snake and Columbia Rivers converge. In 2010, Ben Harris, a resident of Burbank, saw a great opportunity. He started...
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| 07/27/12
Konrad Marine
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Konrad Marine is proud to announce the new 600 Series stern drive product line which is taking stern drive technology to a whole new level....
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